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Anya Kirshbaum
@anyakirshbaum.bsky.social
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Pacific Northwest poet, queer mama, somatic therapist, beekeeper, and lover of wild and tended gardens.

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August 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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How wonderful that my poem found a home in @oneart.bsky.social, a journal I have loved for a long time!
July 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Direct evidence of criminal election bribery under Wis. Stat. §12.11:

“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to 'vote'
Elon Musk's super PAC removed an X video from a $1M giveaway winner in which she said she received the money, in part, to 'vote.'
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April 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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So excited to have a poem in this beautiful issue!
whaleroadreview.bsky.social Whale Road Review @whaleroadreview.bsky.social · Mar 17
“Tomorrow will bring a different mess,” writes Maria Koors in “The Optimist’s Almanac.” As I’ve prepared this Spring 2025 issue, I’ve been thinking about the messes that continue to pile up, both personal and shared.

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March 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Call this morning. 👇
A shutdown is better than caving.
aoc.bsky.social Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 13
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.

Tomorrow is the cloture vote.

KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️

Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.

Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
aoc.bsky.social Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 12
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.

Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.

Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.

TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Poem by Sean Thomas Dougherty.
Why Bother? Because right now, there is someone out there with a wound in the exact shape of your words.
March 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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some helpful reminders:

-not all jews support israel
-criticizing israel is not the same as being antisemitic
-being pro-palestine does not equal being pro-hamas
-arresting someone for being pro-palestine is a violation of the first amendment
-violating someone’s first amendment rights is bad
March 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Gonna stick this up over my desk and make it a daily affirmation.
tacobellquarterly.org Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Feb 28
Don't buy shit, write your book
February 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Damn. This poem.
February 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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From Sam Sax's book, Pig: bookshop.org/a/862/978166...

#poem #poetry #books #writing
February 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I have a couple of poems out in the lovely journal: Sweet: A Literary Confection. Many thanks to @katierpoet.bsky.social and @chelsdingman.bsky.social and the rest of the team for their important work keeping the poetry fires burning. #poem #poetry

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Press Play to hear the author read their piece. Letter From the Edge of Every Known Thing Dear Ginkgo, are we so different? You at the edge of undress—I, undone, unkempt, infant at my breast. I hav…
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February 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.
February 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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From “Bargaining with the Palisades Fire, I Buy a Pack of Edible Flowers,” by Anna Journey. Read it in full: nyer.cm/E1juqln
January 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Thanks so much to @sarah-salcedo.com for all her extraordinary work on my beautiful new website! It was a great experience collaborating with her!
December 18, 2024 at 11:55 PM